Lumber-binding chain.



F. J. MILLER.

LUMBER BINDING CHAIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1912.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

swue/who'a iv/mm COLUMBIA PLANDG'RAPH 420-. WASHINGTON D c FRED J.MILLER, OF DUDLEY, WISCONSIN.

LUMBER-BINDING CHAIN.

Application filed May 22, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

Serial No. 699,054.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED J. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dudley, in the county of Lincoln, State of Visconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lumber-Binding Chains;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to lumber binding chains and has for an object toprovide a novel tightening lever for drawing the chain taut about thelogs, a further object being to provide a novel latch for locking thelever in operative position.

lVith the above object in view the invention consists of certain noveldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various modificationsmay be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification :Figure 1is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of thedevice. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the device applied. Fig.a is across sectional view taken on the line H Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is afragmentary detail view of the hooked end of the device.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts, 10 designates the binding chain, and 11designates the locking lever means of which the chain is drawn tautabout the of the chain are drawn together as shown in Fig. 3, and tolock the lever in this operative position the following mechanism isemployed.

A. latch 14 is provided at one end with an orifice 15 to receive one ofthe links of the chain, the latch being provided near its free end withan opening 16 to receive a reduced finger 17 formed on the end of thelever handle, the finger being provided with an opening 18 which isdisposed below the latch when the latter is applied, and which isadapted to receive a divided spring pintle 19 carried upon a chain 20which is secured to the extreme free end of the latch.

When the latch is in operative position as shown in full lines in Fig. 1the lever is locked in position to hold the chain taut upon the logs. Toloosen the chain it is simply necessary to remove the pintle 19 anddisengage the latch from the lever handle as shown in dotted lines inFig. 1 whereupon the lever may be swung in the direction of the free endof the chain to slacken the chain and disengage the hook thereof fromthe free end of the chain.

What is claimed is The combination with a binding chain, of a tighteninglever provided in one end with an arcuate slot securing one end of saidchain, and provided on the same end with a hook adapted to receive andengage in a link of the chain near the free end of said chain, a latchsecured to said chain near the fixed end thereof, and having an orificeadapted to receive the handle end of said lever, and a pintle carried bysaid latch engageable through an orifice formed in said handle end andoperating to detachably secure said latch to said lever.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

FRED J. MILLER. lVitnesses:

A. L. MILLER, W. A. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

